Scottish Snow

Culzean Castle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿c.o. Beauty of Scotland

West Highlands in Summer Glencoe Rhu Beach Peanmeanach 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿📷🏔

Ardverikie House , Newtonmore , Inverness 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 aka Glenbogle Monarch of the Glen c.o. Beauty of Scotland

Glen Coe from the 'Devils' Staircase' #Scotland #GlenCoe #Highlands damianshields.com

Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 In the countryside near New Abbey, these 13th-century red sandstone ruins have quite a “lovely” story behind them - they were founded in 1273 by Lady Devorgilla of Galloway in memory of her husband, John Balliol, who died in 1268. Heartbroken, she had his heart embalmed and placed in an ivory casket, which she carried with her everywhere for over twenty years. When she passed in 1290, the heart was buried here alongside her - and that’s how the abbey got its name. The red sandstone walls and arches still stand strong against the fields, and a stone slab marker now shows where Lady Devorgilla’s grave originally lay in front of the high altar. You can also visit the restored memorial in the south transept, which features part of her effigy holding the heart casket.

@LotsofPillows Artemis, of Greek lore, swore to Zeus she would never marry. She had a close friend, Orion, so you can see the connection with this spaceflight. She was still a Greek deity in the Bible. I don't remember Lucifer having a wife in the Bible.

@SnowScottish Lucifer's wife is also Artemis.

For the first time in over 50 years, humans are Moonbound. At 6:35 p.m. EDT (2235 UTC) NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft lifted off from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending four astronauts on a planned test flight around the Moon and back. go.nasa.gov/4tlRfRS

@RiverboatRog @NASA Maybe go back a little farther to Greek mythology and you would discover Artemis is the Goddess of the moon and the twin sister of Apollo.

@NASA Why did you pick Artemis?

Eilean Donan Castle - Highlands of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @ThePhotoHour @StormHour @VisitScotland

On this day in 1901: The Glenfinnan Viaduct opened. This stunning concrete structure stands 100ft high and has 21 arches. People gather daily to watch the Jacobite Steam Train, often timing their visit to see the engine billow white smoke for a perfect "Hogwarts Express" moment.

Isle of Arran, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Often called Scotland in miniature, Arran gives you the best of both parts of Scotland in one beautiful island. The north side has the rugged Highland character with mountains and wild glens, while the south side is gentler and more rolling - much more like the Lowlands. It’s the perfect snapshot of Scotland’s incredible variety, all in one smaller place. Brodick Castle sits proudly overlooking the bay, backed by the 2,867ft tall Goat Fell Mountain. This location has deep roots, but the baronial castle you see today was mostly created in the 19th century as the seat of the Dukes of Hamilton. Now cared for by the National Trust for Scotland, it has beautiful interiors and some wonderful gardens and woodland walks to enjoy. One of the more surprising treasures on the island is the dinosaur footprints that are preserved in the rocks at several coastal spots like Kildonan and Blackwaterfoot. These were left around 240 million years ago by a large reptile as it wandered along the shoreline - back when this part of Scotland had a much warmer climate. It’s a special feeling to stand there and see them for yourself, knowing they’ve been waiting in the stone for those millions of years.

Luskentyre Beach, Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, Thomas Andy Branson!💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Many strange happenings around Scotland today. Please be vigilant and on the lookout for our bridges and lighthouses. Large haggis have also been spotted, so be careful out there.

Harris dunes

@JenCarsonTaylor @BritishintheUS @gagauz90 Pre M behavior.

@BritishintheUS @gagauz90 except for the court documents proving he is exactly like that

So all this time it’s Harry who was having an affair?

Arguably the best inversion I’ve ever had was on top of Ben Cleuch in the Ochils, on 13 October last year. Virtually zero wind, shorts and T-shirt weather.

A bit of Beinn Eighe

Purple dusk, Stac Pollaidh from Loch Cul Drommanan #Scotland #Coigach #Sutherland #WesterRoss damianshields.com

Soft pinks at sunset Luskentyre, Harris, Scotland

I'll be heading out on tours around Scotland again tomorrow, so it's time for my important annual public safety announcement! The wild haggis are particularly dangerous in the coming months, probably riled up after a very wet, stormy winter.

Late shift all week so won't get out until weekend. So here's a throwback of northern lights season from Highlands. 📷🏔🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿